State House, President’s Office lead with Sh653m splurge on hospitality

President William Ruto receives a Los Angeles Lakers jersey from five-time NBA champion Ron Harper

President William Ruto receives a Los Angeles Lakers jersey from five-time NBA champion Ron Harper at State House, Nairobi, when the President hosted officials of the NBA led by NBA Africa CEO Victor Williams on November 29, 2023. 

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The State House and the Office of the President spent Sh653.5 million on hospitality in the first half of the fiscal year ended December 2023, leading other government departments in this line of expenditure.

The Controller of Budget (COB) data shows the President’s residence and office raised its hospitality spending by 16.8 percent from Sh559.4 million in the same period a year earlier.

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